A Slight Boost For Owen


By Matt Jones
July 4 2006

Newcastle United striker Michael Owen has had scans on his injured knee and it has been revealed that only his anterior cruciate ligament was ruptured while playing for England - It had been feared that his medial ligament was damaged also.

But while the fact that his medial ligament wasn't damaged is good, Owen's recovery may not necessarily be quicker.

Owen is set to meet a top specialist in the states and is expected to be out of action until New Year.

“We’ve had all the scans done over here, basically we’re thinking from what the scans say that it's a cruciate,” Owen told the club’s official website.

“It’s a rupture, you can’t see the cruciate on the scan so it’s obviously floating about somewhere in the knee, but apart from that there is minimal damage.

"There is nothing else that needs operating on, so that is a big bonus. Not so much of a bonus in terms of time limits, but just in coming back where you have just one injury to come back from and not plenty of things going on in your knee.”

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